The new eStar trucks will be deployed in San Francisco, New York City, Washington DC and Hartford, Connecticut, with two trucks in Los Angeles.
The eStar vehicles have zero tailpipe emissions and can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 10 tonnes annually.
The eStar vehicles are built by Navistar Inc, an American manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty trucks. The trucks run up to 100 miles per charge and can be fully recharged in six to eight hours. A quick-change cassette-type battery can be swapped out in 20 minutes, enabling around-the-clock operations and aligning the vehicles as an absolute alternative to fossil-fuel urban delivery trucks.
Unlike other electric trucks, which are reconfigured models of fossil-fuel trucks, the eStar vehicles have been purpose-built for electric power with a low centre of gravity and strategic battery placement.
Source: The Coca-Cola Company
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